Yes, I became a god just by exercising.

Chapter 31 Patriarch Osius is searching with all his might
With a plan in mind, Xia Fa nodded to himself, feeling even more motivated.

Immediately, he bowed slightly and paid his respects to Terrence.
"Thank you for your guidance, Your Excellency Cardinal."

To be honest, he wouldn't have known this valuable knowledge, especially the laws concerning the overlord-level secret contracts, if this demigod hadn't told him.

Seeing Xia Fa's politeness, a hint of appreciation flashed in Terrein's eyes, but he feigned indifference and waved his hand slightly.

"Alright, now that the high-level secret agreement has been signed, you should go back and rest. You look tired today. Remember, when you get back, you should especially try to gradually wear away the remaining violent influence of the Baal Blade in your heart."

Although the ferocity of Baal's Blade had long been eradicated from his body, Shafa certainly couldn't say it aloud, and nodded solemnly.

"Alright, Lord Tyrene, I'll take my leave now."

Seeing Xia Fa turn around and walk towards Daniel Street, which had regained its liveliness and hustle and bustle, towards the surging crowd.

Tyrene and Chestnut simply stared at his retreating figure.

Only when Xia Fa was far away, his back about to disappear into the flow of people, did Ban Li whisper with a smile in his eyes:

"Grandpa, do you think Xiafa has a lot of potential, that's why you've said so much? You weren't this talkative when you were with other clergy before."

Unexpectedly, Tyrene said seriously:

"How many times have I told you? When we're at church, you have to address me by my title! Or, call me teacher."

Chestnut pouted and said reluctantly:

"Okay, teacher."

Seeing his granddaughter's spoiled state, Tyrene couldn't help but sigh and shake his head:
"Fine, whatever you want. By the way, your grandma wants you to go back to the Silver Iris Orchid Rat Clan's territory in the next few days."

Chestnut's eyes suddenly lit up, and its fluffy round ears stood up:
"Really?"

A hint of doting appeared on Tyrene's face:
"Yes, your grandma misses you."

Although he was a human, more than fifty years ago, he married an elegant and dignified noblewoman from the rat clan, thus becoming the son-in-law of the Silver Iris Orchid family.

Chestnut is his granddaughter.

"Okay! I'll go take care of my work at the church now, and then I'll go back!"

Chestnut looked very happy. After all, she was only nineteen years old and still a young girl. Her grandmother had always loved her and always made her favorite fried corn.

Seeing her turn around, about to rush towards the archbishop's office in the church.

Suddenly, a semi-transparent figure silently appeared between Tyrene and Chestnut.

The moment the semi-transparent figure appeared, Tyrean felt as if time itself had frozen for a split second.

Whether it was Xiafa, who had already walked some distance into the crowd, or Banli, who was about to enter the Archbishop's office, or Tyrean himself, they were all like insects encased in amber, unable to move.

Xia Fa naturally noticed this situation as well. He watched as people around him chatted and laughed, passing by him without a care in the world, while he was unable to move his body, not even a single finger. He was quite taken aback.

what happened?
Could it be that something strange is about to happen again?
Suddenly, Xia Fa felt with absolute clarity that everything in the world... began to magnify rapidly!
At the same time, the distance between him and Tyrene and Chestnut at the church entrance was rapidly decreasing!
Soon, he found himself "back" at the church entrance, while the world continued to expand rapidly.

The marble floor tiles that were originally the size of a palm suddenly appeared to be larger than the entire square.

The tender, emerald-green grass struggling to grow in the gaps between the floor tiles has become comparable to towering trees, with clearly visible veins on its leaves resembling water pipes.

Even the ants and aphids crawling by the grass transformed into colossal giants like towers.

No, that's not right. It's not that everything around him got bigger, it's that... he shrunk!
Not only him, but Tyrene and Chestnut also shrank!
Xia Fa then discovered that he could finally move.

He immediately looked at Tyrene beside him, wanting to see if the demigod knew what had happened.

In that instant, he suddenly saw... a semi-transparent figure in front of Tyrene!

This semi-transparent human figure flickered faintly in the air, its appearance obscured, but its unparalleled power and oppressive aura surpassed even that of the demigod Tyrene a thousand times over!
Who is this?
A strong sense of vigilance rose in Xia Fa's heart. What was the purpose of such a powerful being's sudden appearance?
But suddenly, he saw a flash of fear on Tyrene's face.

Immediately, the demigod's eyes filled with deep awe, even more so than usual, and he knelt down on one knee before the semi-transparent figure in front of him.

"Cardinal Terrean Modesa of the Diocese of the Kingdom of Augu greets the Patriarch!"

Tyrean did not add his name before the title "Patriarch" because there is only one Patriarch in the Silver Church, just as there is only one Pope in the Natural Church.

Whenever the Patriarch is mentioned, everyone knows who he is, even Xiafa, who was once a commoner.

It was Patriarch Osius who stood above all others in the Silver Church, second only to the One God, and whose reputation, prestige, and power were all at the top of the entire church!

"Patriarch Osius has suddenly arrived... What brings such an important figure here?"

Xia Fa felt a chill run down his spine and became even more surprised.

He and Chestnut were about to bow to the semi-transparent figure when the figure casually waved its hand and spoke indifferently:
"Well, Tyrene, get up. And you two, there's no need for so many formalities."

Without a doubt, it was Patriarch Osius who activated his power just now, shrinking Tyrene and the others together!
Tyrene stood up shakily, his breathing becoming labored due to extreme tension, and a fine layer of cold sweat had seeped from his back.

The main problem is that he really doesn't know whether the sudden arrival of such a truly important person is a blessing or a curse.

Xia Fa and Ban Li dared not speak, but Ban Li still mustered up the courage to quietly take a step and move next to Xia Fa.

At this moment, Tyrene's voice trembled as he cautiously spoke:

"Your Excellency, what brings you to Rum City...?"

The semi-transparent figure seemed to have a furrowed brow, as if burdened with heavy thoughts. Upon hearing this, it spoke softly, but its tone contained a strange expectation:
"The divine decree has sent me to the Kingdom of Augu to find a person, no, to find a... great being!"

"A great... being?"

Terrence was so frightened he almost lost his voice. What kind of being could make this Patriarch call him "a great being"?
Xia Fa and Ban Li were deeply moved and shocked.

A great being?
Both of them felt as if they had been caught up in a major event that was completely beyond their level of involvement!

Patriarch Osius nodded slightly:
“Yes, that’s perfect. You are all clergy of the Silver Church, so this divine decree is now being issued to you as well.”

His gaze swept indifferently over Xia Fa and Ban Li, then, as if recalling something from the past, he gave a self-deprecating laugh:
"This divine decree also includes you two little ones. Don't think you can't play a role just because you're only a fungus-level and a wolf-level superhuman. Sometimes, the weak can completely change the course of events."

Faced with the patriarch of the Silver Church, what could Xia Fa say but to express his obedience? Chestnut did the same.

However, I genuinely felt that I had been drawn into some kind of enormous vortex.

Just as the three were about to ask who they needed to find,

Patriarch Osius, however, seemed to sense their thoughts, and his tone suddenly became solemn, filled with an inexplicable reverence:
"The person the deity needs you to find, we do not yet know what he looks like or how tall he is."

"We don't even know the name, clothing, habits, quirks, accent... of this great being."

"But you must keep in mind the idea of ​​finding this great being. Perhaps, fate will allow you to encounter this great being."

This……

Xia Fa was somewhat confused.

Name, appearance, height, clothing, accent... I know nothing about it, how am I supposed to find it?
Could it be that we really have to rely on this so-called fate?

This is way too far-fetched!
Tyrene and Chestnut shared the same thought, both somewhat taken aback and unsure what to say.

Seeing the bewildered expressions on the three men's faces, Patriarch Osius sighed and said:
"Do not doubt it, that's what the gods said, but you may not know, I have personally witnessed... a miracle created by that great being!" Tyrene asked instinctively.

"What miracle?"

The one who can be called a great being by the chief priest of Osius, and whose divine deity, the Silver Universe, whom the Silver Church worships, personally issued a divine decree for everyone to find... then the miracles He created must be so magnificent and shocking that they are unimaginable.
Xia Fa and Ban Li also suddenly became curious. Anyway, this matter was too high a level for them to really get involved in, so it was good to hear this legend.

Patriarch Osius raised his head, his gaze seemingly fixed on the horizon, or perhaps lost in thought, and his voice grew long and drawn out:
"At the time, Dick Tudor and I were hunting a supernatural creature of cosmic level when we happened to pass by a long-abandoned planet. Although no life existed there anymore, traces of a past civilization remained, and then..."

It must be said that Patriarch Osius's storytelling possessed an inexplicable allure.

Even the very beginning made Xia Fa and the other two prick up their ears and involuntarily concentrate, unwilling to miss a single word.

Of course, this could also be because he was the Patriarch.

Patriarch Osius's tone suddenly changed, and his face showed extreme reverence:
"Then... Dick Tudor and I witnessed with our own eyes that the long-desolate life-bearing planet... was completely shattered by an unimaginable force! All its essence was extracted and flew into the depths of space!"

"this……!"

Tyrene was suddenly speechless. As a demigod, he knew better than Shafa and Chestnut just how immense this power was!

Whether it's shattering a planet or extracting its essence... these are supreme methods far beyond imagination!

Xia Fa's pupils suddenly contracted, his mind reeling, and he remained stunned for a long time.

It shattered an entire life-bearing planet and extracted all its essence.
He had to admit that upon hearing this, he vaguely realized that this great being was probably unimaginably powerful!
After all, in comparison, a monster at the elephant level, namely the Snow Demon that went out of control twice, could at most destroy a few streets.

A few streets... compared to an entire planet...

But it was precisely because of this that Xia Fa became confused.

Are you serious about sending a mere fungus-level superhuman to search for such a great being?
Could that great being simply glance at him and cause him to completely lose control?
Chestnut was completely stunned, her bright, dark eyes becoming unfocused, as if she were imagining the shock of that scene.

The planet shattered, its essence extracted, and flew towards the distant unknown cosmos...

No wonder… even Patriarch Osius respectfully referred to Him as “the great being.”

Patriarch Osius, however, seemed completely immersed in the shock of witnessing those scenes, and continued:
"Not only that, but not long after, while Dick Tudor and I were roasting that cosmic-level supernatural creature on another inhabited planet, guess what we saw?"

"what?"

This time, Xia Fa and Ban Li asked in unison, as if it were an instinct, clearly unable to contain their curiosity any longer.

Patriarch Osius let out a long sigh of relief:

"That great being... shattered a space large enough to contain a supermassive star, and just as He did with the essence of that life-bearing planet, He... absorbed all the shattered space!"

boom--!
Like a thunderous tremor or an earthquake, Xia Fa, Ban Li, and the demigod Tyrene were all shaken to their core, their thoughts in disarray, utterly awestruck by the miracle of this great being.

It shattered a space large enough to contain a supermassive star... and then absorbed it all?

Xia Fa sincerely felt that his previous understanding of the world was still too superficial.

Unexpectedly, there was an existence in this world that was so powerful, completely beyond his imagination!

If fate were to actually bring him into contact with that great being... he was even considering how to curry favor with him.

Just kidding, if you don't latch onto such a powerful figure, whose will you latch onto?

Patriarch Osius suddenly remembered something, looked at Tyrene, and said:
"By the way, your teacher is that kid Percival, right?"

Tyrene was deeply apprehensive:
"Yes, Your Majesty."

The thought of his teacher Percival, a thinning old man with a wrinkled face, being referred to as "that boy" by the Patriarch, filled Tyrean with a strange sense of complexity.

Patriarch Osius spoke in a detached tone:

"Well, Percival isn't outstanding among my students, but if you can find a clue about that great being for me, even just a tiny one, you'll bring glory to your sect."

As he spoke, he glanced at Xia Fa and Ban Li:
"Hmm... the same goes for you two, no matter who your teacher is."

Patriarch Osius's eyes gleamed, and his tone became more forceful:

"So, your task now is, as I said before, to do everything in your power to find clues about that great being. Don't let any clue slip by!"

Tyrene knelt down again:
"I will obey His Majesty's decree!"

Xiafa and Banli were about to bow when Patriarch Osius raised his hand to stop them.

This patriarch, who holds a highly respected position in the church, does not seem to like too many formalities.

Suddenly, the patriarch of the Silver Church, who was second only to God, turned around with his hands behind his back and looked up at the sky.

He seemed to be looking through the sky at the endless universe.

"Do you know that if we can find this great being and recruit Him into the Silver Church, whether it's you, me, or anyone else... that would be a monumental achievement for the Church!"

Patriarch Osius faced the sky, slowly opening his arms as if embracing the coming new era, his face even glowing faintly with excitement and anticipation.

It seems he couldn't help but imagine the glory that would ensue if the Silver Church could recruit this great being:
"Thousands of years from now, our names will be recorded in the history of the church!"

……

Daniel Street, a poor neighborhood.

Xia Fa went into his small attic, closed the door excitedly, and paced back and forth in the living room.

Even after walking a long distance along Daniel Street, Xia Fa's mind was still unsettled. He couldn't forget the miracles created by the unknown "great being" that Patriarch Osius had mentioned.

It shattered an entire barren, lifeless planet and extracted all its essence...

It shattered a space large enough to contain a supermassive star, and absorbed it all...

In his excitement, Xia Fa suddenly had an unprecedentedly bold idea.

That is... Now that he has come to this extraordinary world, becoming a being with such supreme power is what he wants!
However, Xia Fa also understood that in the search for this great being, which was arguably the greatest goal in the history of the Silver Church, he was just a minor figure who couldn't be more marginalized.

Therefore, he decided to do his best and then leave everything to fate.

After calming his excitement slightly, he stood up.

Suddenly, I felt something burning hot against my chest.

Xia Fa was taken aback at first, but then immediately took out Benedict's training notes.

Beneath's training notebook glowed faintly, like a copper ingot about to be heated to a red-hot state.

what happened?
Xia Fa felt nervous and immediately opened the copper-bound notebook to the second page.

The next moment, his pupils contracted, but his face showed a look of surprise.

"This……"

(End of this chapter)